Martinez breezed through the first two innings,
allowing only a two-out infield single to Jared Sandberg in the second. He got
Toby Hall to lead off the third with a grounder to third base, but the ball
skipped off the heel of Shea Hillenbrand's glove and into his jersey for an
error. The runner was also awarded second base because the ball remained lodged
in his shirt.

"I've never seen anything like that. That
was weird. But that's part of the game. That's the way the game is,'' Martinez
said. "You never know what's going to happen.''

Martinez retired the next two batters before the
Devil Rays broke through with three straight hits. Brent Abernathy singled to
drive in Hall, then scored ahead of Aubrey Huff on Travis Lee's two-run double.
Martinez allowed three runs on four hits in his third spring start. He struck
out four and walked none.

"A couple of freaky things happened out
there that don't usually happen to Pedro when he's pitching,'' Boston manager
Grady Little said. "But he got his work in. He felt good afterward and
he'll go again on Thursday.''

Per the MLB.com website, Rule 5.09(g) mentions
only umpires and catchers, but it seems the same principle applies to fielders:

5.09
The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases,
without liability to be put out, when ... (g) A pitched ball lodges in the
umpire's or catcher's mask or paraphernalia, and remains out of play, runners
advance one base;